Nikon 55 Digital Camera User Manual


 
About exposure mode
Four exposure modes besides 8 and five
Vari
-Program modes
are
available
with this came
ra
. Utilizing the characteristics
of
each exposure mode, effective
re
sults can be achieved with various typ
es
of subjects or shooting situation
s.
And the five
Vari
-Program modes
en
a
bl
e you
to
easily choose proper
exposure controls by simply selecting the de
si
re
d mode for various shooting
situations.
See each reference page for
op
erating instructions and details.
Symbol
Exposure
mode
Characteristics/Shooting situations
~
AUTO P. 28
The
easiest
exposure
mode
for
general
shooting
.
Camera
controls
shutter
speed
and
aperture
automatically
depending
on
the
subject
's
brightness-allowing
you
to
freely
take
pic
t
ures
.
concentrating
only
on
tile
shutter
release
opportunity
.
~
Port
ra
it
P.
37
Use
this
mode
to
take
portraits
.
The
background
is
blurred
to
accentuate
your
main
~
subject.
rJ
Landscape
P.
37
Use
this
mode
to
take
pictures
of
distant
scenes
. T
he
overall
landscape
will
be
shar
ply
E
focused
.
This
mode
is
al
so
suitab
le
for
captu
r
ing
nigh
tt
ime
or
twilight
scenes
.
m
...
~
Use
this
mode
to
take
up-close
pictures
of
su
bjects
suc
h
as
flowers
or
insects
.
Your
OJ
Close-Up P. 38
e
close-ups
will
be
taken
wi
th
an
artistically
bl
urred
background.
q.
Use
this
mode
to
take
sports
pictures
.
Using
a
fast
shutter
speed
.
it
freezes
the
motion
~
~Qj
Sports Continuous
of
fast
·moving
subjects
to
create
exciting
action
photos
.
Continuous
shooting
is
P
.38
possible
witll
this
mode
.
~
Ni~ht
Portr
ai
t
Use
this
mode
fo
r
subjects
with
an
evening
or
night
background
.
This
mode
captures
a
ll
lighting
in
tile
scene
,
inc
l
uding
the
foreground
subject
which
is
illuminated
by
tile
P. 9
flash
,
and
the
background
.
Au
to-
Multi
Camera
contro
ls
shutter
speed
and
aperture
automatically,
while
allowing
you
to
make
p
other
settings
,
suc
h
as
Flexible
Program
(page
55)
or
E
xposure
Compensation
(page
Program
P.
54
64)
.
S
hu
tter-Priority
You
set
desired
shutter
speed
,
and
tile
camera
selects
the
correct
aperture
.
Freeze
the
S
motion
of
a
moving
subject
using
a
fast
shutter
sp
eed
or
blur
the
su
bjec
t
using
a
Auto P. 56
sl
ower
speed
.
Aperture-Priority
You
set
the
desired
aperture
,
and
the
camera
se
l
ects
the
correct
sh
utt
er
speed
. L
ets
A
you
determi
ne
dep
th
of
the
in-foc
us
area
,
so
yo
u
can
ch
oose
wh
ether
n
ear
or
far
Auto
P.
58
subjects
are
in
sharp
focus,
or
whether
fo
r
eg
r
oun
d
or
b
ackgro
u
nd
is
to
be
bl
urred.
M
Shutter
speed
and
aperture
are
set
ma
n
ually
.
Suitable
for
situations
where
it
is
difficult
Ma
nu
al P. 60
to
attain
tile
desired
effect
using
other
exposure
modes.
L
ong
Time
exposu
re
is
possib
le wi
th
th
is
exposure
mode
.
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